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This Wooden Box Is A Gaming PC
The Volta V is the first commercially-produced, handcrafted wooden computer, and if you’ve got the green, it can pack some serious gaming power. Back when I was a kid, most of the electronics in our home featured a large amount of wood. Our television was 22 inches of screen in a 50 inch wooden box,…
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Prompto Is My Boyfriend
I’m leaning against a tree. The back of my shirt is beginning to itch and my palms are sweaty. It’s a humid August day, but on our ride home he insisted we stop. “Isn’t that a nice tree?” he had said. It is: the branches hanging low, filtering the light like fireflies. There was no…
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Visual Novel Lets You Pretend To Be A Jane Austen Character
The Lady’s Choice is a visual novel that takes its inspiration from Regency era novels. Its arch writing and wry sense of humor give in the same sense of charm and intrigue as the best of Jane Austen. You play as a woman returning to society after a long absence, and although you’re not necessarily…
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74-Year-Old Grandpa Says Goodbye To MMO He’s Played Since 1999
This man has been playing massively multiplayer online role-playing game Asheron’s Call since it launched in 1999, sharing adventures with friends from around the world. But Asheron’s Call is closing at the end of the month, and it’s time to say goodbye. While I don’t know the name of the man in the video, uploaded…
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One Of Mass Effect‘s Best Moments Is An Amazon Echo Easter Egg
Amazon’s Echo and Echo Dot devices are good for more than shopping, listening to music and home automation. Just try asking it one of the most important questions in the Mass Effect universe. “Does this unit have a soul?” Folks over at theMass Effect Reddit (via Eurogamer) discovered the easter egg while playing around with…
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Real Surgeons Are Just As Bad At Surgeon Simulator As You Are
In case you wondering if years of formal surgical training would help up your Surgeon Simulator 2013 game, three actual surgeons’ flailing attempts at performing a virtual heart transplant should put that notion to eternal rest. YouTube channel Facts takes a break from forcing Irish people to do non-Irish-person things to give a trio of…
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The New Red Xbox One Controller Looks Like Candy And I Want To Eat It
Today Microsoft introduces two new official colors to the Xbox One Wireless Controller line. There’s green and orange, which looks like an escapee from a Halo bundle, and sweet, delicious red, with its colorful candy buttons and delicious gummi analog sticks. It makes my teeth ache. Available exclusively from the Microsoft Store and GameStop, the…
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Majora’s Mask Kicks Off First 4 Figures’ Life-Size Replica Line
Collectible statue makers First 4 Figures are branching off into the gaming replica business, starting with a stunning 25-inch replica of The Legend of Zelda’s Majora’s Mask, complete with conveniently removable horns. First 4 Figures has been doing Zelda statues for ages, so it makes sense Nintendo’s RPG series be the focus of the company’s…
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Overwatch ‘Shippers Clash Over New Mercy, Genji Voice Lines
Overwatch fans have uncovered new voice lines for Mercy and Genji for Valentine’s Day in the Public Testing Region’s latest patch. The two characters share some chocolates, which seems innocuous. You might assume that more information about these characters would be a boon for ‘shippers—people who write fanfic and make art about the characters in…
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The Sims 4 Gets Vampires
If you feel like your game of The Sims 4 has been missing Lestat from Interview With A Vampire, never fear. The game’s newest Game Pack will introduce Vampire sims as well as a new World, Forgotten Hollow, to unleash Anne Rice havoc in. The Vampires Game Pack drops January 24th, and will include Create…
By Gita Jackson
